Thousands in Alabama sign up to secede

12:48 AM,
Nov. 14, 2012

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More than 25,000 people have signed a petition on the White House Web site requesting for Alabama to be able to successfully secede from the United States.

The 25,000 signatures meet the threshold set for that petition, a level at which the "We the People" portion of the White House site says the petition "will be reviewed by the administration and we will issue a response."

But those Alabamians signing the petition are not alone. People have begun petitions from at least 40 other states, including some states that voted overwhelmingly to re-elect President Barack Obama. ...